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Conference Wrap-up

Hands at Work — Wed, 07 May 2008 12:25:09 +0000

The Hands at Work in Africa Int'l conference was a huge success with over 75 attendees from over 12 different countries around the world.

For those of you that were able to attend here is a file full of all the presentations and handouts from the event. Thanks for coming! See you next year!

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Hands at Work — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:57:52 +0000

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On Tour

Hands at Work — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:26:02 +0000

George Snyman, founder of Hands at Work in Africa, is touring North America and the UK over the next month and a half. If you are interested in a more detailed itinerary with all the locations that George will be speaking at please email: lynn@handsatwork.org.

United Kingdom: May 6 - 12
Tuesday, May 6: Zion Christian Centre
7:45pm Halesowen West Midlands (details: 0121 550 7056)

Wednesday, May 7: Hands at Work in Africa Exhibition
2:30-4:00pm at The Place, Lime Walks, Oakengates, Telford, Shropshire (details: 01952 820451)

Wednesday, May 7: Holy Trinity Church
7:30pm Chesterton, Newcastle-under-Lyme (details: 01782 624669)

Friday, May 9 : Doncaster and North East
Other dates and events to be confirmed (details: 01952 820451)

New Footprints Intake

Hands at Work — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:06:28 +0000

A new session of Footprints is upon us! How exciting to think that this will be our 4^th group of Footprints volunteers to join the Hands at Work team for mid-term volunteer service. Training officially began on 25 February 2008, but preparations began long ago, including prayerful consideration of which projects will receive the volunteers when they complete their 10 weeks training and depart to act as “scaffolding” at our projects across Africa. Please remember to pray for them.

View from the Ground

Hands at Work — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:48:40 +0000

by Lize-Marie Theron
For more than a year, I have worked as Hands at Work in Africa’s Human Resources officer, supporting projects across the continent from my office in South Africa. And this January I got my first opportunity to travel with Hands at Work in Africa CEO George Snyman to our projects in Zambia. It was an amazing experience that taught me many things.

We traveled between Kabwe and Luanshya, visitng project leaders and spending time with volunteers on the ground, where I learned much about giving. In Zambia I experienced an unknown freedom in the desire to give. In Zambia money had no meaning. Love was evident and it spoke to me. Of course money is what brings resources to those who serve on the ground, but it was obvious: money is not the solution to Zambia’s problems.

In Kabwe I experienced the heart and passion of a project

Looking Back on my Footprints

Hands at Work — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:41:32 +0000

Brook Bruns
One bright day last May the three of us who were the February 2007 Footprints cohort, walked our final trip down the winding South African dirt road that led from our accommodation to the Hands at Work in Africa staff base. We admired the majestic view of hills filled with huts in the distance, and we teased and joked with one another, remembering our 3-months training time together and anticipating the 6-to-9-month journey we were each about to embark on at separate Hands at Work projects across Africa.

Hands are at Work in the USA Office

Hands at Work — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:09:21 +0000

With much excitement and joy we announce the official registration of Hands at Work in Africa (USA). Hands USA, as we call ourselves, was officially formed last fall, and our team and activities have continued to develop and grow from that initiation.

Our Roots

While we exist to work with all churches across the USA, it was with Hands at Work partner Wellspring Church that our passion to start Hands USA was born.

Images of the Vulnerable Reach British Parliament

Hands at Work — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:09:32 +0000

Hands at Work in Africa UK’s photo-exhibition featuring its South Africa and Mozambique projects reached The Upper Waiting Hall of the UK House of Commons at the end of January. "This is a magnificent opportunity for us to reach decision makers to raise the cause of those with HIV/AIDS, orphans and vulnerable children generally and Hands at Work in particular" explained the charity's marketing co-ordinator and photographer Veronica Caperon.

Australian School Raises Funds for Zambia

Hands at Work — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 06:47:23 +0000

The Mt. Pleasant Primary School in Ballarat has reached out to the orphans of Zambia by raising much-needed funds to build a water well for the Chibuli Orphan School . As of October 22^nd, the school and its 216 students had raised $911.

Hands at Work CEO George Snyman visited the school in October, where he met the school’s Welfare Officer, Danni Reeves, who has been instrumental in organising the fundraising events. George was pleasantly surprised to be entertained by the wonderful school choir singing an African song, as well as the song-and-dance group, also performing to African music.

Danni says the school hopes to reach the $1,000 mark by the end of the year.

Message from a Partner

Hands at Work — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:39:11 +0000

When our first team of six men returned to Wellspring Church (N. California, USA) from their eye-opening visit to South Africa in 2005, all of us at Wellspring became introduced to George and Carolyn Snyman, founders of Hands at Work.

For these brothers, that visit was a life-changing event that God used to mark them with an indelible imprint of the faces and lives touched by the HIV/AIDS pandemic. In October 2006, the Snymans had an opportunity to visit Wellspring to share of God’s call for them to care for the poor, sick, and dying, and to remind us of God’s heart for and the biblical mandate to care for the widow and orphan. Needless to say, this visit was instrumental in serving as a catalyst for those who would join the next team to Mpumalanga , S. Africa .